679 (song)

"679"
Single by Fetty Wap featuring Remy Boyz
from the album Fetty Wap
and Up Next (feat. Remy Boyz)
ReleasedJune 29, 2015 (2015-06-29)
Recorded2014–2015
GenreHip hop
Length
  • 3:16 (single version)
  • 3:07 (album version)
  • 2:15 (promotional version)
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Brian "Peoples" Garcia
Fetty Wap singles chronology
"Save Dat Money"
(2015) 		"679"
(2015) 		"My Way"
(2015)

"679" is the second single by American rapper and singer Fetty Wap from his self-titled debut album. The song features rap duo Remy Boyz, which consists of rappers Monty and P-Dice. "679" peaked at No. 4 on the US Billboard Hot 100, becoming his second highest-charting single after "Trap Queen". The album version of the song omits P-Dice's verse, featuring only Monty.[1] The Remy Boyz version is included on his 2014 mixtape Up Next.

Lyrically, the song finds all 3 performers admiring an attractive female in a nightclub environment. Its title, "679" is not mentioned in the song, but is a reference to Fetty Wap's birth date of June 7, 1991.

Background and release

"679" was released on June 29, 2015.[2] The name ''679" comes from Wap's birthday, which is June 7, 1991 (6/7/1991). Wap stated that he considers "679" to be his best song so far.[3] Wap and Monty performed the song on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon in September 2015.[4]

Genius pointed out the similarity between "679" and the Chainsmokers' "Closer" in September 2016, claiming that the songs' choruses are nearly identical, with the only major difference being that Fetty's is in B minor and the Chainsmokers' is in A-flat major. Genius even cut together a video of the choruses playing over each other.[5]

Composition

"679" is a hip hop song. It was written by Fetty Wap and Remy Boyz. The song was produced by Brian "Peoples" Garcia.[6]

Music video

The video for "679" was released to the WorldStarHipHop official YouTube channel in May 2015. It was later uploaded to Fetty Wap's YouTube channel in July 2015 and has over 462 million combined views as of August 2023.[7][8]

Commercial performance

"679" was the highest-ranking debut on the Billboard Hot 100 for the chart dated July 18, 2015, entering the chart at number 34.[9] Its chart debut was fueled by first-week digital download sales of 86,000 copies as well as 3.4 million domestic streams.[10] The following week, it jumped to number 19, earning the biggest gain in streams on the chart.[11] "679" became Wap's third top 10 hit in the United States during the year of 2015, when it reached number eight on the chart dated September 5, 2015,[12] and peaked at number four.[13] As of February 2016, "679" has sold 1,830,064 copies domestically.[14]

Charts

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[43] Gold 35,000‡
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[44] Platinum 90,000‡
Germany (BVMI)[45] Gold 200,000‡
Italy (FIMI)[46] Gold 25,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ)[47] Platinum 15,000*
Poland (ZPAV)[48] Gold 25,000‡
Sweden (GLF)[49] Platinum 40,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[50] 2× Platinum 1,200,000‡
United States (RIAA)[51] 6× Platinum 6,000,000‡

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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